Galapagos Islands - Mammals / Reptiles / Crustaceans - Ecuador
The volcanic rock islands of the Galapagos Archipelago are home to some of the greatest levels of endemism (species living no where else on Earth). Around 97% of the reptiles and land mammals, 80% of the land birds, and >30% of the vegetation are endemic to the Galapagos Islands. This archipelago and its immense marine reserve is known as the unique "Living Museum and Showcase of Evolution". The following images include mammals, reptiles, crustaceans, and fish - during the mid-summer season, upon 7 of the Galapagos Islands.
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Galapagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) - they are the smallest of otariids (eared seals), with males growing to ≈ 5 ft. (1.5 m) long, and weighing ≈ 140 lb. (64 kg), with the sexually dimorphic females significantly smaller. This dry specimen, upon the volcanic rock shoreline along the beach at Puerto Egas - (western) Isla Santiago.
